THE GRASS IS SINGING

This a great novel written by Doris Lessing. Published in 1950, this story takes place South Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in southern Africa during the 1940s and deals with the racial politics between whites and blacks in that country. "It gives a realistic sense of slavery in South Africa during the Apartheid period. There is a lot of tension and division between the blacks and whites." (Thejas Jagannath 2018) You can find an online copy of the book on the left side of this page. Read through the text then complete the activities below.